HTML5: meta http-equiv=content-language – “default language” pragma directive

meta http-equiv=content-language – “default language” pragma directive # T

The meta element with a http-equiv attribute whose value is "content-language" represents a pragma directive that specifies a document-wide default language.

Content model #

meta.http-equiv.content-language = empty & meta.http-equiv.content-language.attrs

Attribute model #

meta.http-equiv.content-language.attrs = common.attrs & http-equiv.content-language & content.content-language

Element-specific attributes #

http-equiv = "content-language": Indicates that the meta element is a pragma directive that specifies a document-wide default language.
content = langcode: Specifies a language to use as the document-wide default language.

Tag omission #

The meta element is a void element. A meta element must have a start tag but must not have an end tag.

Permitted contexts #

common.elem.metadata = link | style | meta.name | meta.http-equiv.refresh | meta.http-equiv.default-style | meta.http-equiv.content-language | meta.charset | meta.http-equiv.content-type | script | noscript.elem.head | command